The human spirit has an amazing capacity to overcome grief and help heal heartbreak. This past Friday, Houseman and Seibert were married at the Reformed Baptist Church of Kalamazoo. The story of Steve Houseman, 38, and Sarah Seibert, 28, is proof of that power. As recently as Dec. 12, 2009, the couple had not yet... Continue Reading

As any churchgoer who tuned in to watch the recent NBA finals contest between the Lakers and Celtics already knows, the term redemption is probably now heard more often in NBA sports broadcasts than in homilies. A Google search under “redemption” and “NBA” generates approximately 2 million hits—more hits than “redemption” and “Christianity.” The term... Continue Reading

Church has always been an important part of Wallace’s life. For 50 years, he attended First Presbyterian in Augusta, where he served as a deacon and elder. Artist Wilmer Wallace recently paid homage to the Columbia County church he helped start. The 90-year-old Augusta man recently completed a 25-by-22-inch oil painting of Christ Church, Presbyterian,... Continue Reading

“Thankfully, my quadriplegia does not significantly impact either the surgery or the treatment. I’m like any other woman who has breast cancer,” Internationally-beloved disability advocate, artist and quadriplegic Joni Eareckson Tada has been diagnosed with breast cancer, it was announced today by Doug Mazza, Joni and Friends International Disability Center president and COO, following confirmation... Continue Reading

Dr. Smith “sacrificed his well-being and forsook his privileged white status to join hands and lead the struggle for the emancipation of black people.” The Rev. Nico Smith, a white minister who defied his racist upbringing in South Africa by living in a black township and leading a congregation there while organizing protests against apartheid,... Continue Reading

Schuster notified his current congregation, Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA) in Houston, Texas of the unexpected news in an email early today. The entire email follows. My dear Christ the King family, I have some very difficult and unexpected news to share with you. I have accepted a call to serve as a lead pastor... Continue Reading

June 15 marked the tenth anniversary of the death of James Montgomery Boice, who was for thirty-two years the pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, the dean of Reformed pastor-scholars in his generation, and my beloved pastor. The enduring image of Dr. Boice in my mind is also the first, when I had walked... Continue Reading

The Bible is God’s Bible; and when I see it, I seem to hear a voice springing up from it, saying, “I am the book of God; man, read me. I am God’s writing; open my leaf, for I was penned by God; read it, for he is my author, and you will see him... Continue Reading

Pastor Sweeting will be the keynote speaker at the Friday night worship service at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church General Assembly. After twelve years of ministry as the Senior Pastor of Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, Dr. Don Sweeting has taken a call to become the President of Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. In this interview,... Continue Reading

Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ could be heard as the arrests were made… (While the event occurred on Friday, this story has not yet appeared on the websites of any major U. S. newspaper, or even in Dearborn.) Three Christians were arrested today in Dearborn, Michigan at the Arab International Festival as they shared their faith... Continue Reading